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- Apr 16, 2014
Free Tutorial on Making a Bi-color Seed Bead Necklace
Summary: In today’s tutorial I will show you how to make a bi-color seed bead necklace. It makes a unique and beautiful jewelry accessory for ladies.
Wearing a bi-color seed bead necklace can enhance your fashion sense and show off your craft ability. Just through some seed beads and a small amount of tails you can do it. So follow the seed bead necklace tutorial to learn the details.
Materials needed in making a bi-color seed bead necklace:
0.38mm Tiger Tail
Mixed Glass Seed Beads
Lobster Claps
Wire Cutter Plier
How to make a seed bead necklace?
Step1: Cut wire preparing for beading
1st, cut 70cm tiger tail and fold in half;
2nd, slide the lobster claps onto the middle of the tail.
Step2: Make orange teardrops of seed bead necklace
1st, string 30 orange seed beads onto both working ends (the number of seed beads should depend on your neck size);
2nd, part two working ends and slide 6 beads onto the left tail while 18beads onto the right tail;
3rd, lead the right tail through the two seed beads on the left tail as picture shows, and then pull the tails tight;
4th, thread 18 beads on the left tail and 6 on the right one, then lead the left tail through the two seed beads on the right tail as shown;
5th, repeat the 1st, 2nd and 3rd to make another four teardrops;
6th,beading 24 seed beads onto one tail, and then back through the tail to the beads of nearest teardrop, finally cut the extra tails.
Step3: Make bright yellow teardrops of seed bead necklace
1st, cut 70 cm tiger tail again and fold in half;
2nd, thread the tail through the jump ring on the lobster claps, and put the jump ring onto the middle of the tail;
3rd, repeat the 1st,2nd,3rd,4th and 5th of step2 to make the other part of the necklace, but the seed beads should change into bright yellow beads;
4th, slide 24 bright yellow seed beads onto one tail, and then cross the tail through the hole of the orange teardrop as picture shows;
5th, back through the tail to the beads of the nearest teardrop, and then cut the extra tails.
Great!
The DIY of a bi-color seed bead necklace has been done. Have you learnt how to make a seed bead necklace? You can just change the color to your favorite one and DIY your own seed bead necklace.